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gone astray

gone astray is the past participle of go astray.

Meaning of go astray

Verb

go astray (third-person singular simple present goes astray, present participle going astray, simple past went astray, past participle gone astray)

  1. (intransitive) To develop bad habits; to behave improperly or illegally.
    • If you keep hanging out with that gang you'll go astray.
    Synonyms:
    break bad, go bad
  2. (intransitive) To behave in an adulterous manner.
    • The woman thought her husband had gone astray.
  3. (intransitive) To come to believe an untruth.
  4. (intransitive) To become lost or mislaid.
  5. (intransitive) To be undesirable or unhelpful.
    • A pinch of salt in this dish wouldn't go astray.
  6. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, astray.
    • I went astray and ended up lost.

Questions about gone astray

What is gone astray the past participle of?
Gone astray is the past participle of go astray.

Words near gone astray in the dictionary

  1. gone apeshit
  2. gone around
  3. gone around in circles
  4. gone around the houses
  5. gone around with
  6. gone astray
  7. gone at
  8. gone at a good clip
  9. gone at it
  10. gone away
  11. gone awry

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